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A Mr. Chuckles shout out to the fans of The Phil Naessens Show

Mr. Chuckles  is waiting to hear the Phil Naessens show on terrestrial radio, but in order to have that happen, information included in a survey (link below)  is needed.

Our illustrious sports host, Phil Naessens, says:

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The Wizard of Notts Recommends: A Spotter’s Guide To The TARDIS in London

Doctor Who’s TARDIS is a design classic. The iconic time machine was based on the once-familiar police call boxes, from a more innocent time when the words ‘police’ and ‘phone’ weren’t used in the same sentences as ‘News of the World’ and ‘tapping’.
For a fictional device, there are quite a few TARDI about town. Here’s a roundup.
Earl’s Court Station

Image by Tezzer57 in the Londonist Flickr pool.What, at first, appears to be an original police call box can be found outside the eastern entrance to the Tube station. It’s not all that old, though. The lantern-topped facility was installed in 1997 as a local security experiment. More info here. Suggestions about what the hell the guy in the photo is doing are welcome.
Television Centre, Wood Lane

Image by Ariedana under Creative Commons licence.We’ve little information about this TARDIS, which appears to have materialised in the BBC’s televisual home of Doctor Who. Is it permanent? Is it shifting up to Manchester with half the Beeb’s staffers? Let us know if you have more info.
Sci-fi Exhibition, British Library

Image by M@.This one’s not hanging around for long. This temporary TARDIS forms part of the BL’s free Out of This World exhibition, which ends on 25 September.
Winston Churchill’s Britain At War Experience, Tooley Street

Image by M@.Apologies for the ropey photo. It was dark, and there were Nazis after us. The little-known Britain at War Experience is a pricey, slightly touristy attraction, but holds some interest…especially for WHO fans, because of this battered up police box model in the final Blitz exhibit.
Doctor Who Experience, Olympia

Image by M@.The Doctor Who Experience, as you might expect, contains a fair few TARDIS models, including several interiors and this version from the filming set. You’ve got until November to catch this exhibition (which is actually pretty good, once the cheesy bit is out of the way).
Hendon Police Training College

Image by Luigi Rosa under Creative Commons licence.This original police box can be glimpsed near Hendon from Northern Line trains. It appears to be used as a sentry box for traffic coming into the police training campus.
There are also a few slimline TARDISs around town, such as this one. Complete geeks might also seek out other work by the police box’s architect Gilbert Mackenzie Trench. He designed this rather impressive block of flats in Finsbury, for example.

Article by Matt Brownhttp://londonist.com/2011/07/a-spotters-guide-to-the-tardis-in-london.php

The Phil Naessens Show 12-5-2013 Billy Beane Does it Again!

http://phillipnaessens.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/the-phil-naessens-show-12-5-2013-billy-beane-does-it-again/

  On today’s Phil Naessens Show  Alex Hall, Mark Berman and I talk Hot Stove Baseball! Segment 1: Athletics Nation Lead Writer Alex Hall joins Phil to discuss the Oakland Athletics signing of free agent pitcher Scott Kazmir, the trades for Baltimore closer Jim Johnson and Texas outfielder Craig Gentry and the trade for relief pitcher Luke Gregorson and much more  Segment 2: Blogging Mets Mark Berman joins Phil to discuss the Tigers trading SP Doug Fister to the Washington Nationals, the Miami Marlins signing of free agent catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia and the New York Yankees signing of free agents Jacoby Ellsbury and Brian McCann and much more The source code is

History Trivia - The French Franc is created

December 5

63 BC Marcus Tullius Cicero, the consul of Rome, read the last of his Catiline Orations, exposing to the Roman Senate the plot of Lucius Sergius Catilina and his allies to overthrow the Roman government.

1349 Five hundred Jews of Nuremberg were massacred during Black Death riots.

1360 The French Franc was created.

1456 Earthquake struck Naples and about 35,000 died.

1484 Pope Innocent VIII issued the Summis desiderantes, a papal bull that deputized Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger as inquisitors to root out alleged witchcraft in Germany and lead to one of the most oppressive witch hunts in European history.

1536 The Pilgrimage of Grace against Henry VIII's Reformation was persuaded to disband by the duke of Norfolk.

The Wizard's Cauldron: Mysti Parker - Fantasy Romanticist...Around The Ca...

The Wizard's Cauldron: Mysti Parker - Fantasy Romanticist...Around The Ca...: I In the final Matt Posner* interview, mum of three and fantasy romance author Mysti Parker joins me around the Cauldron to discuss he...

Mr. Chuckles stops by The Wizard's Cauldron to find out more about chocoholic Mysti Parker, author of Hearts in Exile

The Wizard Says:


So. Who is Mysti Parker?
Let’s see: wife, mom of three, writer, event specialist (fancy term for “demo lady”), reader, blogger, chocoholic and partaker in nice red wines.  Read more - click on the link http://greenwizard62.blogspot.com/2013/12/mysti-parker-fantasy-romanticistaround.html

The Phil Naessens Show 12-4-2013 Rucker Park Street Legends vs Rucker Park Street Legends 2.0

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 On today’s Phil Naessens Show  Zeb Benbrook, Aaron Stampler and I preview all 8 Wednesday night NBA matchups! Segment 1: Welcome to Loud City Lead Writer Zeb Benbrook joins Phil to preview the Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trailblazers, Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz, Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks and the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans and much more Segment 2: Pounding the Rock Lead Writer Aaron Stampler joins Phil to discuss Wednesday nights games including the San Antonio Spurs and Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers and Atlanta Hawks and the Phoenix Suns and Houston Rockets plus much more

History Trivia - Charlemagnes becomes sole ruler of the Frankish empire

December 4

771 Austrasian King Carloman died, leaving his brother Charlemagne sole ruler of the Frankish empire.

1093 Anselm of Canterbury was consecrated as Archbishop. 

1110 First Crusade: The Crusaders sacked the Syria harbor city Saida (Sidon).

1154 Nicholas Breakspear was elected Pope Hadrian IV, the only Englishman to become pope.

1259 Kings Louis IX of France and Henry III of England agreed to the Treaty of Paris, in which Henry renounced his claims to French-controlled territory on continental Europe (including Normandy) in exchange for Louis withdrawing his support for English rebels.

1563 The final session of the Council of Trent was held (it opened on December 13, 1545).

The Phil Naessens Show 12-3-2013 Previewing All 8 NBA Tuesday Night Games

http://phillipnaessens.wordpress.com/2013/12/03/the-phil-naessens-show-12-3-2013-previewing-all-8-nba-tuesday-night-games/  On today’s Phil Naessens Show  Joe Mullinax and I preview all eight Tuesday night NBA matchups! Segment 1: Grizzly Bear Blues Writer Joe Mullinax joins Phil to preview Tuesday night’s NBA matchups between Phoenix and Memphis, Oklahoma City and Sacramento, Orlando at Philadelphia and Milwaukee and Boston plus much more. Segment 2: Grizzly Bear Blues Writer Joe Mullinax joins Phil to preview Tuesday nights NBA matchups between Denver and Brooklyn, Detroit and Miami, Charlotte and Dallas and Toronto and Golden State plus much more

History Trivia - Potatoes introduced to England

December 3

741  St. Zachary began his reign as Catholic Pope succeeding Gregory III. 

1347 Pope Clemens VI declared the Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo as heretics.

1368 Charles VI of France was born. Known as "Mad" and as "Well-Beloved," Charles had a long reign during which he remained primarily a figurehead because of his occasional fits of madness.

1468 Lorenzo the Magnificent and his brother Giuliano succeeded their father, Piero de Medici, as rulers of Florence, Italy.

1557 First Covenant of Scottish Protestants formed.

1586 Sir Thomas Herriot introduced potatoes to England, from Colombia.

1621 Galileo invented the telescope.